Vintage Intermont Hotel, Covington, Virginia; Tourism; Medical For Sale

For sale: Vintage Intermont Hotel, Covington, VA postcard. The Intermont opened on May 27, 1891 and claimed to be the finest hotel between Cincinnati and Washington, D. C. An early newspaper account asserted: \"This hotel is situated in the heart of the Alleghany Mountains, Alleghany County, Virginia, 1,540 feet above the sea in the famed spring region of Virginia. It is one of the finest and best equipped hotels in the mountains. It has 100 luxuriously furnished rooms; it is provided with all the modern improvements - heated by steam, lighted by gas and electricity, has hot and cold water baths on each floor, and an hydraulic elevator, which makes all the room equally desirable. There are no inside rooms, all being light and airy, and the hotel is noted for its cheerfulness and its enjoyment of popular amusement, such as music, dancing, tennis, golf, etc. Other activities include walking, riding, driving, rowing, hunting and fishing. There are 1,400 feet of broad verandas overlooking a beautiful lawn of two acres, covered with magnificent shrubbery and costly flowers making it second to none in the mountains of Virginia. The dining room is one of the outstanding features of the hotel. A large hall with seating capacity of 200, finished in heavy. oak and mahogany and fronting the lawn, with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains.\" However the Intermont did not prosper and was sold in March 1897. Attempts to revive the hotel failed and it ws torn down in 1913. Published by Wharton Bros., Clifton Forge and Covington. Posted with Covington, ? 1908 cancellation, one-cent green Franklin stamp, and addressed to Ronceverte, WVA recipient. Noticeable wear: New York drug store address and medicine name written on front of card; toning (7 on scale of 10. Collectible item.

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